Arsenal supporters started Thursday night confused about why the players were not wearing their red and white home kit and ended it with an interesting theory.
Fans are now convinced that their blue strip is cursed after the Gunners fell to a shock defeat in the return leg of their Europa League Round of 32 clash against Swedish minnows Ostersund.
Arsenal squeaked into the next round thanks to a comprehensive 3-0 win a week earlier but were given quite the scare at the Emirates.
And supporters think that it’s no coincidence that the side regularly struggle when the players wear blue, as they had to on Thursday due to an unusual Uefa ruling.
Due to @ofk_1996’s two registered kits clashing with our home kit…
…we’re both wearing our away kits for #AFCvOST ? pic.twitter.com/olUOWG56dh
— Arsenal FC (@Arsenal) February 22, 2018
While Arsene Wenger saw his side come out on top earlier in the competition against BATE Borisov when wearing their blue away kit, their record in blue makes for pretty concerning reading.
When wearing the away strip, Arsenal have lost to Ostersund, Swansea, Bournemouth, Nottingham Forest, Koln, Watford and were hammered 4-0 by Liverpool.
Arsenal were drawn against AC Milan in the next round, meaning they will wear blue again when they travel to the San Siro on March 8.
And fans will be dreading that day as they think that the side simply can’t win in the away strip.
I guess that’s why they call it the blues.
The @Arsenal blue kit curse continues pic.twitter.com/v5A41qZA9L
— 🔴⚪️Gooner Kev⚪️🔴 (@kevdavis736) February 22, 2018
This blue kit is the biggest curse to ever grace the football club. Get it out asap.
— Manny (@afcmanny_) February 22, 2018
https://twitter.com/MrTripzz/status/966774002713849856
This blue away jersey is always a curse. Why is @Arsenal wearing this at home? #Arsenal #AFC #AFCvOST #EuropaLeague
— Zubair (@VirginianGunner) February 22, 2018
The curse continues?
Arsenal 0-2 Ostersunds FK (3-2 agg)
The curse of Arsenal's blue away kit continues?
They've won only one of the eight previous matches they have played in this strip.— Ameer (@Ibraheemaji10) February 22, 2018
And still the curse of that dreadful blue kit continues. Whoever is responsible for that monstrosity at #Puma should fired on the spot! #Arsenal
— Gethin R. L. Thomas (@Gethin130698) February 22, 2018
Just realized whenever @arsenal wear their blue kit, they always lose. Who on earth wears their away kit at home like wtf
— yh 🇲🇾🏴 (@yuhanggg98) February 23, 2018
We wear blue kit away , we lose.
We wear blue kit at home, we lose.
What a cursed kit. @Arsenal 🙃🙃— Sumit (@hopethatkillss) February 23, 2018
https://twitter.com/Slickyish/status/966801662609412096
Is it just me or why is it that @Arsenal always lose or draw their matches whenever they wear their blue Jersey….😕😕
— 🥷🏽 (@_jaaydeen_) February 22, 2018
Woke up to the news that Arsenal lost…. Smh, why are we wearing the blue kit at home… That kit is cursed, I don't think I have watched Arsenal win in that kit this season
— Ibükün (@Flappizy) February 23, 2018
